John Thomas Howell

John Thomas Howell (November 6, 1903^[1] – May 7, 1994^[2]) was an American botanist and Eriogonum expert. He was the assistant of Alice Eastwood.

The genus Johanneshowellia (Howell's buckwheat) of the Polygonaceae family is named in his honor.^[3]^[4]

The standard author abbreviation J.T.Howell is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[5]

References

^ Placer County Flora Introduction
^ "Rememberance of John Thomas Howell", in Flora of North America newsletter, vol.8, no.3
^ Eriogonoideae (Polygonaceae) of North America north of Mexico: Johanneshowellia
^ James R. Reveal Johanneshowellia (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae), a new genus from the Intermountain West, Brittonia 56(4):299–306, 2004
^ International Plant Names Index. J.T.Howell.

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[1] Placer County Flora Introduction

[2] "Rememberance of John Thomas Howell", in Flora of North America newsletter, vol.8, no.3

[3] Eriogonoideae (Polygonaceae) of North America north of Mexico: Johanneshowellia

[4] James R. Reveal Johanneshowellia (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae), a new genus from the Intermountain West, Brittonia 56(4):299–306, 2004

[5] International Plant Names Index. J.T.Howell.

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